Savory Oatmeal

Last weekend, I made sweet potato burgers and there were some baked potatoes that I ended up not using. Instead of letting them sit and rot in the fridge, I decided to tart up my morning bowl of oatmeal by adding some mashed sweet potatoes along with warm spices to help bring out the flavor. They were divine!

Bake 1-2 sweet potatoes in advance to last you a week of hearty breakfast. Peel, mash up and store them in the fridge. Here's what I included in my bowl:

• 3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 2 tbsp wheat germ
• 1 cup any kind of milk (almond, soy, coconut or regular)
• 1/4 cup mashed sweet potato
• 1/4 cup mashed ripe bananas or applesauce (optional)
• 2 tbsp agave nectar, honey, maple syrup, brown sugar or any sweetener of your choice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• pinch of ground nutmeg and cloves

Toppings: walnuts, pecans, silvered almonds, coconut flakes and/or dried cranberries

Cook oats the way you like it (on stove or microwave) along with wheat germ, milk, sweet potatoes, bananas/applesauce, sweetener of choice, vanilla and salt. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Sprinkle on desired toppings. Yum!